, 1887-05-12

lOSoIDie 10 say, Dut us uGe IS TepOTteu
10 add value to bottled liquids, it is
safe to say that the amount per gal
Ion would rise up to good round
sum.
From Saturdays daily.
The stock OF the fair association is
now ready for delivery. Get some.
An effort is to be made to have the
eastern end OF Front street graded.
Several parties expect to start out
next week for the Salmon river
mines.
A rain of large calabre came along
yesterday just in time to break the
monotony of twelve hour drought.
A camp meeting will attract
crowds to Medical Lake next month,
providing the freeze Is over by that
yVime.
The county commissioners are GO
ing through regular routine work.
They hold their sessions in the
sheriff's Office.
A pOstOffice has been established at
Post Falls, the name of which Is
Post, and Mrs. M. Stafford has been
appointed postmistress.
The father.in-law of Rev. s. j.
Bassett, of Belmont, died yesterday
morning in Youngstown, Ohio, Of
congestion OF the lungs.
Married-At Spokane Falls, May
8, 1887, by Rev. j. Il. Baker, Mr.. G.
+. Robinson, to Miss Harriet f.
Breeze, both of Lincoln county, W.T..
People who were compelled to be
on the street last night or were
there from choice, ran against one
ofthe toughest specimens Of weather
of the season.
Workmen are making rapid pro-
gress on the race track, considering
the unfavOrable weather, and the
track will be finished within the
specified time.
Contractors all over town are
shrieking for brick, and il brick max
ers are not firing gimprecations at the
weather, 1t Is because they have
strong scruples against profanity.
The continued wet weather is
greatly retarding the manufacture
is stalling all progress on the sub
stantial edifices in Contemplation.
1t is probable that in course of
time an even continuous sidewalk
will Ike constructed on Sprague
street, but ii looks like deuced
long time from the speed that is now
being made.
The Spokane Mill Company now
have all the ponderous machinery of
the mill and factory running ut full
blast and can fill all orders for build-
ing material. They are holding to
the old price Of $l2.50 per IN.
Two pOstoffices are now located ut
Coeur d'Alene. All mail matter that
is intended for the military should
be addressed to Fort Sherman, and
that intended for civilians should be
addressed to Occur d'Alene.
Last night about 10 O'Clock Wig.
orOus tune played on police whistle
attracted Officer Martin to west
Front street, where woman of the
town was having trouble with an in
toxicated individual. The presence
of the officer restored peace.
Writings addition is the great
attraction for purchasers of lots.
Thursday he sold thirty-four lots to
parties from Minneapolis. Most all
of the lots have been sold this spring,
many of our residents investing.
Mr.. Whiting invests his money in
other property as fast as he sells n
block, showing his confidence in
Spokane Falls.
Officer Martin was informed last
evening that a crowd of drunks had
collected in the vicinity of the rail-
road water tank, which seems to be
"A great rendezvous Tor toughs, and
were narrowing up the feelings of
the neighbOrhOod by their shocking
Officers Martin and
iIiilispie Immediately repaired to
the scene, but all but two of the
gang escaped. One OF the prisoners
,yos inclined u resist arrest, but the
ni,,ners had the effect Of inducing
,ini Ia change his mind.